Re: Text-Handling in GIMP: Vision

Dominique Schmidt <schmidt.domi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:32:39 +0100

Thanks for your input!

On 6 February 2012 16:16, John Harris <john@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

    Just my two cents as a professional user:

      Text in GIMP is always part of
        the composition - (unless it is an annotation)
      There is no such thing as paging
        in gimp

    Agreed. Multi-page layout work is best performed by word processing
    apps, and advanced design using illustration apps. 

      Text in gimp has form and
        symbolic meaning, but meta levels of information in text are not
        supported

    I invite us to consider changing this paradigm. With the expanding
    adoption of DAM tools in the professional environment, having the
    text within Gimp files searchable can be a plus for the user and
    potentially beneficial for further adoption by professionals. 

      Complete control over
          typography and the layout of text on the canvas

    This needs expansion. What exactly would be included in "complete
    control"?

    If this is referring to traditional typographic adjustments such as
    kearning, leading, tracking,justification, decoration etc., I
    believe the developers have that covered already. 

    If you are suggesting enhanced tools, I have some ideas such as

      Drop shadow adjustments

        Color
        Opacity
        Blur levels
        Blending modes

      Rapid Access to character maps
      Access to additional font metrics and character sets when
        available within the font file. 
In this case we are not referring to effects like drop-shadows but to - as Nathan pointed out - OpenType functionality plus some additional functionality. I guess this will be more clear in the functionality overview, which is based on the vision. going to pass this around soon.

      unicode supported
          localisation of text tools

    This sounds like a great idea! 

      text editing for ever

    This could use some clarification.  Can you reword this in greater
    detail?
text stays editable (no matter how much it has been altered by effects)

    super-fast
      workflow, when they are experienced

    While the existing text tool performs decently for me, speed-wise, I
    would like to vote up faster workflows. Sometimes though, a faster
    workflow just comes from a simpler interface. Having to go back and
    forth between the text box and the pallet is an example of where the
    existing system is lacking some simplicity. I also understand that
    at some point, a limit to the number of features added to the tool
    will be reached, or we are in danger of bloat, both visually and
    virtually.     

    On 02/06/2012 06:56 AM, Dominique Schmidt wrote:

In the process of redesigning text handling in GIMP we
      have come up with a vision. It draws from responses on the list
      and IRC discussions and has been put together by Peter, Kate and
      me.

      http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/Text-Handling_in_GIMP:_Vision

      Particularly asking for comments from mitch and nomis as you guys
      are probably the main developers for this work.

      thanks,

      dominique

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